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J. N. BROWN.

Seat Pocket for Vehicles.

No. 236,546. Patentedln. 11.1881.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR1 ATTORNEYS.

NJETERS. PHOTU-LTHOGRAPHER WASHINGTGN D C UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICJOHN N. BROWN, OF NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND O. G.BECKWITH, OF SAME PLACE.

SEAT-POCKET FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 236,546, dated January11, 1881.

Application filed October 9, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN N. BROWN, ofNew London, in the county of NewLondon and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and ImprovedSeat-Pocket for Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved attachment for buggy and carriageseats, which is in the nature of a pocket for holding the apron IO andside curtains, also horse-cover, 850. Such pockets are attached to theunder side of the seat, and heretofore they have usually been made ofenameled cloth, and sometimes of leather; but such pockets areobjectionable,

chiefly because they are liable to become wet when the vehicle is beingwashed, and to remain damp for a considerable time thereafter, becauseof the lack of means for the circulation of air through them, causingthe curtains and apron to mildew and rot, while the material forming thepocket proper soon also rots and requires the substitution of another.It is, moreover, ordinarily difficult to place ourtains, blankets, 850.,in such pockets, owing to their flexibility and the indefinite form ofthe opening or month.

My invention is an improved substitute for pockets of this kind; and itconsists of a metal frame having certain peculiarities of form,construction, and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more fullydescribed.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device in position beneath acarriage-seat. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents a vehicle-seat, andBrepresents the metal pocket secured thereto by screws, pins, or 0 othersuitable device, a. Said pocket B is provided with a solid back, I), atransversely barred or grated bottom, 0, a front edge, d, to which thefront ends of the bars 0 are secured,

(Model.)

and two end straps, ff, that form the end bars, and whose front ends arebent up at 5 right angles and are secured, by the screws a,

to the front edge of the seat A, and whose rear ends are extended upwardon the ends of the back plate, I), on the outside thereof, and throughwhich rear ends are passed the screws a into the rear edge of the seatA. The bottom of the pocketis inclined downward from front to back, asclearly shown in Fig. 2, so that the articles placed therein will nottend to slide forward, and thus fall out of the pocket, when the vehiclelurches or descends a steep grade. This feature, together with theiniperforate back b, which prevents access to the pocket from the rear,and also keeps out water in the case of rain, or in the operation ofwashing the vehi- 6o cle, distinguishes my invention. The pocket isalso'easy of access at the front and at the sides, so that articles maybe placed in and removed from it with the greatest facility anddispatch; and, lastly, the open or skeleton 6 bottom allows downwardescape of water that may adhere to the apron or curtains placed therein,and also permits the free circulation of air around them.

I am aware that movable wire platforms or shelves have been attachedbeneath railwaycar seats; but such inventions I disclaim, as notembodying the essential features of mine.

What I claim as new is- The combination, with the seat of a vehicle, ofthe improved metallic pocket for sidecurtains, aprons, horse-blankets,&c., the same being open in front and having a slotted bottom, B,inclined downward from front to rear, an imperforate back, I), asspecified, and end straps, f f, for suspending the pocket, as shown anddescribed.

JOHN N. BROWN. Witnesses:

W. P. STEWARD, HENRY H. ROGERS.

